Acetylene-gas generator.



B. T-. WINTER.

AGETILENE GAS GENERATOR. APPLICATION 111.51) 001'; 21, 1912.

1 ,108,960. Pa ented Sept.'1 ,.1914. 5 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

THE .GQRRIS PETERS CO. PHO'IO (n10, WASHINGTON. D. C.-

E. T. WINTER. ACETYLENE GAS GENERATOR.

AIPLIGATION FILED cow. 21, 1912.

Patented Sept. '1, 1914.

v 5 $HEETSSHEET 3.

In: [\DRRIS PETERS CO. FHOTO-LITHd, WASHINGTON. Dv C,

I E. '1'. WINTER.

AGETYLENE GAS GENERATOR. APPLICATION FILED OCT. 21', 1912.

Patented Sept. '1, 1914.

Gas Generator, of which the v following is specification.

provide improved means for removing andv replacing a carbid cartridgerelative to a.

respective positions of I preferably is UNITED sTATES i AT r ornicnSpecification of Letters Patent. Application filed October a; 1912.

To all whom it may concern r 7 Be it known that I Ensnn TfWINTE Ry.citizen of the United States of-America, and resident of Des Moine's,Polk county, Iowa have invented a new and useful Acetylene mountedtherein. Apertured ears 1a, 15 are posite-pointspn theupper periphery ofthe gas bell13;and guide rods 16,17 are mount- :ed; loosely through saidears and. loosely through aperturedears 18, 19' projecting :l rom theupper; portion ofthe tank ,lower ,ends of th ith-readed and are adaptedto be screwed into ,{ears 20, 21 fixed to'and projecting rank 12be11eatl1 and in vertical The object of this invention is to; provide animproved construction for acetylene gas generators. v

A further object of this invention isto provide improved constructionfor and. means of mounting carbid cartridges in] an acetylene gasgenerator. 7 g 1 A further object of this. invention is to.

r I I 12but preventingrotary anovementof the gas bell relative thereto.

I flhejgas hell 13 isformed with diamet trically opposite itending tothebottom of said gas bell, rising cartridge holder. My inventionconsists in the construction; arrangements-1nd combination of elementshereinafter set forth, pointed out in my claims and illustrated by theaccompanying drawing, in which Figure l is a vertical section of thecomplete device. Fig. 2 is a vertical section at right. angles toFig. 1. Fig. 3 is afhor? zontal section on the indicated line 33 of Fig.2. Fig. 4: is aplan of the device. Fig. 5 is a vertical section of acarbid cartridge, cartridge holder and shell detached. Fig. 6 is anelevation partly in section illustrating a carbid cartridge and,cartridge holder mounted on a removing frustum. Fig. 7 is an elevationpartly in section illustrating a carbid cartridge and cartridge holdermounted on a replacing frustum. Fig. 8 is anv elevation'partly insection of a frustum employed in removing and replacing a car bidcartridge relative to a holder. Fig. 9 is a plan of a portion of agenerator showing means for automatically changing the two carloidcartridges. Fig. 10 is an elevation of the same,

In the construction of the device as shown the numeral 10 designates apan, which pan.

cylindrical, comparatively shallow and'open at its top: Aplurality ofbrackets 11 are fixed to the inner wall of the pan 10 near its top. Awater tank 12 of cylindrical form and open at its top is formed ofslightly less diameter than the [convenience pan; 10 and is adapted tobe removabl mounted on and supportedby the brackets 11.. A cylindricalgasbell13 is open at ,its bottom and preferably made with a conical ordomeshaped top, is of slightlyv lessdi- An open-ended shell 24 ofcylindrical ,in each' well'l At leastthree of these shells '24 shouldlbeemployed with. each generator vthe third (notfshow'n) being used as arethereby are alike inconstruction. tum 25. is mounted in and sealedlower portion of the shell 24 and tapers upe wardly' therein for adistanceftolform an .annular water seal 26. to and shell 24 and areslidingly mounted in verends. Aicartridge holder of at their upper ends.within the upper the lower end ofsaid holder embraces the upper portionof the frustum' .25 and enters the, water seal 26. 'Theflcartridgeholder 30 is. provided with a handle 31' oflcylindricalform nclfipfli st p is ofless length than said holder. 2 l Springs33;34am

ameterlthan and is loosely fixed to! and project from diametrically op r12. The. e guide rods 16, '17 are cylindrical wells 22, 23 "ex! somewhatabove. itsrt-op. andfl open', at both formis removably andreplaceablymounted serve, and they and the elements'carrieid A fr'usffto the, v

v Studs 27 are fixed project from opposite sides-of the tical slots 28in the upper 'portions of the walls of the wells '22 and 23. The clots28 and are formed with t or handles 29 on their outer I cylindrical formand open at its bottom is fitted snugly portion of the shell 24 and 011its top for inremoving and. replacing. it 'relativeito'the shell. ,Acarbid cartridge .32 loosely mounted within th' holder 3Q and is.

fixed to the inner side Patented Sept. 1, 1914. 7

of the holder 30 and are inclined'inwardlyl and adapted to engage thebottom of the cartridge 32 to hold the same in place within the holder.Lugs 35 are fixed within and project downwardly from the top of theholder 30 and are adapted to engage opposite sides of the top of thecartridge 32 and center the same relative to the holder. The cartridge32 isformed with a central hole in its bottom and a collar 36 is sealedto the bottom and circumferentially of said hole and rises within thecartridge. sleeve 37, open at its ends, is fitted snugly within and isremovable relative to 1 the collar- 36, and downward movement of saidsleeve relative to the collar is-limited by a peripheral rib 38 on saidsleeve. The sleeve rises nearly to the top of the cartridge 32'and aquantity of carbid39 is adapted to be contained insaid cartridge aroundsaid sleeve. A plurality of holes 40 are formed in the lower p'ortionofthe cartridge 32 and serve to admit water. to the carbid 39. Anopen-ended frustum 41 is sealed to the bottom of the cartridge 32circumferentially of the hole therein and with its larger end down. Itis the function of the frustum 41 to guide and direct the cartridgewhilelowering the cartridge and its holder over. a gas pipe 44 rising withinthe well.

'An open-ended frustum 42 (Fig. 8-) is independently formed and isemployed in the operation of removing and replacing a cartridge 32relative to a holder 30. In the springs have reached the bottom of thecartridge (dotted lines Fig. 7) they spring into place beneath it andthe holder is ready to be mounted inthe generator.

Gas pipes 43, 44 are mounted in vertical position in opposite sides ofthe water tank 12, rise withinthe wells 22, 23, pass upwardly within theshells 24, through the frustums 25, frustums 41, collars 36 and withinthe sleeves 37. The pipes 43, 44 turn laterally near the bottom of thetank 12 and pass out through and are sealed to the walls of said tank.The pipes 43,44 terminate in Ts 45, 46 just outside the tank 12, whichTs contain cut-off valves 47, 48 respectively, adapted to be operated bysuitable means such as a key or wrench '(not shown). From the T 45 pipes49, 50 lead in opposite directions and then turn laterally and passthrough and are sealed to the wall of the tank 12. From the T 46 pipes51, 52 lead in opposite directions and then turn laterally and passthrough an are sealed to the wall of the tank 12. The pipes 49 and 51meet within thetank 12 and are connected by a cross 53; while the pipes50 and 52 meet within the tank and are connected by a- T 54. From thecross 53 a delivery pipe 55 leads laterally and then turns upwardly atthe center of the tank and rises above the water line, indicated by theline 56, and within the gas bell 13. A floating valve or controller isloosely mounted on the open upper end of the delivery pipe 55 andcomprises a sleeve removing operation the frustum 42 is placed onasuitable support with its large end up (see Fig. 6). The holder 30 israised by its handle 31 and superposed relative to the frustum, and thenpressed downwardly thereon until the springs 33, 34 are engaged by theupper marginof said frustum and pressed outwardly against the walls ofthe holder (dotted lines Fig. 6). The lower end of the cartridge 32enters the open upper end of the frustum 42 and is engaged by aninwardly extending flange 42 fixed to the inner side of said frustumnear its larger end. A sharp upward pull on the handle 31 will thenrelease the holder 30 from the cartridge32 and leave said cartridgestanding on the frustum 42 and supported bythe flange 42 The cartridgemay then be inverted to remove the ash and residuu.m and be cleaned andrecharged. To replace the cartridge 32 in the holder 30 the frustum 42is placed on its larger end and the cartridge mounted upon it (see Fig.7 the upper end of the frustum being of less diameter than thecartridge. The holder 30 is then lifted by the handle 31 and loweredover the cartridge and frustum, the springs 33, 34 being pressedoutwardly by. contact with the walls of the cartridge. When the upperends of the 57 surrounding and slidable onsaid pipe, a cap 58 mountedover the end of the pipe concentric with said sleeve and fixed theretoby lugs 59, and an annular float 6O fixed to and concentric with thelower portion of said cap- The cap is open at its bottom below. thewater line 56 and is maintained in such position by'the float 60. It isthe function of the floating valve or controller to cause gas issuingfrom the delivery pipe .551 to pass through the water in the tank forwashing purposes gas bell 13.

from the cross 53 and passes downwardly through and is sealed to thebottom of the tank 12. The drain pipe 61 turns laterally near the bottomof the pan 10 and traverses said pan to a point near its opposite-sidewhere it terminates in a T 62. vOne branch of the T 62 is directeddownward toward and in close proximity to the bottom of the pan 10, andis open.

A receiving chamber 63 is mounted in upright position near one slde ofthe water tank 12 bell and above the waterline 56. The top ofthereceiving chamber63 is formed with a plurality of holes 64 to 'IQCGlVGgas from thefbell 13. The lower end of the chamber 63 preferably isformed with a threaded nipbefore entering the- A drain pipe 61 alsoleads and extends upwardly within the gas 1 terminates in in'gto theinner side well, such as 23, and water passes "through and is sealed tothe wall of said tank and leads therefrom to a place-of "use, A drainpipe67 leads'from'the T65, passesthrough and is sealed to the bottom ofthe "tank'12, and connectsfwith the drain pipe 61.

safety pipe 68 "leads from tllQL e and across 69. A 'pipe 70 leads cross69' along one side upwardly from the of the tank 12 'and is'open at itstop on a level with the top ofsaid tank. Atube 71 is fixedto the gasbell 13, preferably by solderof the wall thereof, is open at'its bottom,and is adapted to receive looselyjthe upper portion of thepipe 70. Thetube 71 is formed with holes 72 in its side normally below the waterline- 56.

too great and causes saidbell-to rise to a point to bringtheholes 72above the water, gas in's'aid bell will be. carried off through saidholes 72 and the'pipe 70. A pipe 73 is' connected tothe cross69,

line 56,=the excess ofpasses through and the tank, and leads theatmosphere outside any 'building "in is sealed to the wall of which "thegenerator may fbje located. A

drain pipe 74' leads downwardly from the cross 69 through and is se'aledto the bottom,"

of thevtank 12, and'connects with the T62. It is the function of the'drain pipes,61, 67

and 74 to prevent the accun'iula'tion of water pipes and chambers waterto the T 62 and dis of condensation in the by conveying such charging itat the bottom of the pan 10.

An open lip 75 is fixed to the side ofyithe communicates with theinterior.

pan and thereof. by means of holes 76. ,It is thefunc tion of the lip 75to serve as a introducing water to the pan 10 and also to act as a watergage. A lip 77 is fiXed to the upper portion of the watertank 12 andcommunicates with the interior thereofby means of holes 78, and serves asimilar purpose with respect to said tank.

In practicaluse the parts are assembled as shown and charged asdescribed. One of the shells 24 studs 27 engaging the horizontalportions of the slots 28, out of operative position. The other shellwith its contentsis lowered in the from the tank 12 enters said shelland rises Some of the water enters the holes and acts on the carbid 39to the production of acetylene gas. Gas so generated fills thecartridge/32 and enters thesleeve37 and pipe 44 or 43 when theother-sideis in use). Gas is prevented from escaping from the holder 32in any other manner'by the water seal 26, which in the bell l3 becomes-fto a point of escape to positions-in the wells 22, 23. A

means of. ,t'op of -the gas bell 13 preferably is raised and held by itsbetween the car. tridge holder 30 and carbid cartridge 32.

loaded cartridge operative position.

is filled with water when the a pipes 43, passes'therethrough, into'thepipe'and thence into the gas-bell 13 in themannerhereinbefore described.-As gas ac-I cumulates in the'bell l3s'aidjbell is caused to rise on thecarried out of the water and the production of gas ceases. As gas is"used, fromthe bell this movement is I reversed and the producuiderous16, 17, and as this a movement?continuesthe carbid cartridge 1s tion ofga's'is again commenced. [Gas is delivered from the-bell 13 her 63 tothe service pipe ment of the bell 13 on theguide' rods is limitedby theaction of th safet pipes leading from the tube 71'. -VVhen one cartridge32 is be removed and the other lowered into operative osition, or bothmay be operated at the same-time? if necessary. It is desirable to havean extra cartridge vwith 'its'h'older to place within the" generator assoon as one has through the cham 66. Upward move- .loeenexhausted'andduring the operation of cleaning and recharging suchexhausted cartrldge' -f -Dur1ng;theft;1n'1e that one of the,cartridgesis being removed from the generatoryfit isdesirable-tofr turnthe valve 47 or .48 connected'with-the pipes-43 or 44 forcommunication'wlth the p1pes50, 52.& This arthe pipes 50,152to'relieve'the created bywithdrawal of thecartridge-and holder,andfaci'litates- 'such withdrawal.

f In.the-construction illustrated in 'Figs.

, 9fand 10 means provided ,for" automja'tically shifting the cartridges32 relative to eachother as to operative or inoperative pin 79 is fixed*toan'd rises from the center of "the and a lever 80'is balanced andsupported at its center on the upper end of said pin. .The lever '80 isforked at its ends and. embraces the wells 22, 23, and each fork of saidlever is formed with longitudinal slots 81 on both sides in exhausteditmay a rangement" permits the inlet of air through partlal'vacuum whichslots'the vstuds27 are slidingly received. When bothcartridges are fullof new carbid one is manually pushed down into the water, whichincreasesthe Weight thereofand holds it down. in the lower cartridge isdisintegrated by action of the waterand as "gas accumulates in saidcartridge, it becomeslighter, and by the time the carbid therein isexhausted the equilibrium is overcome and the other or is caused todescend to claim as my invention 1. An acetylene gas generator,comprising a water tank openat itstop, at its bottom and mounted withinsaid tank, said gas bell being arranged for vertical movement relativeto saidtank, open-ended As "the carbid Y a'gas bell open wells-insaidgas bell, carbid cartridges re movably and replaceably mounted in said"tank, open-ended wells in said gas bell,

shells adjustably mounted in said wells balanced connections betweensaid, shells, carbid cartridges removably and replaceably mounted insaid shells, jsa'id cartridges formed w th holes in the r bottoms, gaspipes entering SitlCirhOlBSH-lld passing down" through the shells andcommunicating with said gas bell, and means for drawing gas Qpfronrsaiclbell. 1 g

An acetylene gas generator,comprising a water tank, a bell-- mountedrelative thereto, open-ended wells in saidbelL-shells formed with studsand slidingly mounted in said wells, vertical slots in said wells, the

studs of the shells enterin said slots, pivotally mountedzand tudinalslots in its endsengaging said studs carbid containers in said shells,gas com- Q munication between the shells and the bell, and means fordrawing gas from said bell.

l. An acetylene gas generator, comprising a water tank, a gas belltherein,- a well in said bell,-said well open at -its top above the 2*;bell and open at its shell adjustably mounted. insaid well, awatersealinand carried by the lower portion ofsaid shell, and removabletherewith a cartridgeholder open atits bottom and through said tank,

a lever iormfed with longibottomto said tank, a v

containing a removable cartridge,lthe lower end of, said holder adaptedto entersaid water. seal, said cartridge formed ;-W1tl'l water ports,gas communication between.

said cartridge andthe gas bell,, and means forlzdrawing gas irom saidbell.

i5. An-acetylene gas generator, comprising a-wat'er tank, a gas belltherein, a well 1I1 justably mounted in said well, a waterseal lowerportion of said in and carried by the shell, and removable therewith acartridge holder open at its bottom and containing a cartridge, thecartridge holder adapted-t0 be mounted insaid shell and to enter saidwateriseal, the cartridge formedwith means for receiving the upper endof said gas pipe and also formed with water ports, and means for drawinggas from said bell.

1 6'. In an acetylene gas generator, a cartridge holder of cylindricalform and open at itsb'ottomya carbid cartridge of cylinducal-form andopen at ts top, said cartridgeadapted to be mounted withinvsaid holder,springs adapted to retain said cartridge in said holder, moving andreplacing said cartridge relative to said holder, said means comprisingan open-ended frustum.; I

1 Signed by meat Des Moines, Iowa, this September, 1911.

30th day of Witnesses: v SILA-S C. SWEET,

EARL M. SINCLAIR.

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